Karl Theodor von Heigel (23 August 1842 in Munich – 23 March 1915 in Munich) was a German historian. He was the brother of novelist Karl August von Heigel.
He studied history at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, obtaining his habilitation for history in 1873. In 1879, he became an associate professor, and several years later, a full professor at the Polytechnic School of Munich. In 1885, he was appointed professor and director of the historical seminary at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.The New international encyclopædia, Volume 9 edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby
In 1876, he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences. With Hermann von Grauert, he was editor of the Historische Abhandlungen (from 1891). Selected works Das Herzogthum Bayern zur Zeit Heinrichs des Löwen und Ottos I. von Wittelsbach (with Sigmund von Riezler, 1867) – The Duchy of Bavaria at the time of Henry the Lion and Otto I of Wittelsbach. Ludwig I. König von Bayern, 1872 – Ludwig I of Bavaria. Der Oesterreichische Erbfolgestreit und die Kaiserwahl Karls VII, 1877 – The Austrian Succession dispute and the imperial election of Charles VII. Die Wittelsbacher. Festschrift zur Feier des siebenhundertjährigen Regierungs-Jubiläums des Hauses Wittelsbach, 1880 – The Wittelsbacher. Festschrift in honor of 700 years of the Wittelsbach dynasty. Münchens Geschichte 1158–1806, 1880 – Munich history from 1158 to 1806. Quellen und Abhandlungen zur neuern Geschichte Bayerns (2 volumes, 1884–90) – Sources and essays on the modern history of Bavaria.Karl Theodor von Heigel de.Wikisource He was the author of many biographies in the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie.Kategorie:ADB:Autor:Karl Theodor von Heigel at Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
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